In a culture where Health and Physical Education rule, understanding the science of human movement and the positive implications of a healthy society can change lives.

Why Study Health and Physical Education: Developing a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important things you can do. And helping others do the same? Now you’re making a real impact! Your interest and aptitude for sports and physical activity can take you places you never imagined. And GPC’s Health and Physical Education degree will get you going on the right track.

Campus Fitness Facilities

From basketball with your buddies to holistic yoga to a rousing round of volleyball, GPC’s campuses are ready for action – whether PE is your area of study or part of your associate degree course requirements! Check out more than 30 health and physical education classes offered at GPC campuses.

Potential Careers: While you might think of PE as a teaching career, if you understand the physical, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual aspects, there are opportunities for other occupations:

Wellness/health promoter

Event manager of a sports arena

Spa or health club manager

Athletic clothing designer

Public health nutritionist

Cruise recreation director

Dietician

Sports agent

Coach

Sporting goods marketing/sales

Annual incomes vary according to chosen field and academic degree. As examples: the 2008 median annual income for health/physical education instructors was $44,000; the 2009 average annual income for sporting goods marketing managers was $118,120.

Why Study Health and Physical Education: Developing a healthy lifestyle is one of the most important things you can do. And helping others do the same? Now you’re making a real impact! Your interest and aptitude for sports and physical activity can take you places you never imagined. And GPC’s Health and Physical Education degree will get you going on the right track.

At GPC, students of Health and Physical Education can choose between a teaching track that begins preparation for a teaching career or a non-teaching track if Health and PE will be the backbone of another career.